12/09/06 Cruise Continued ~ Pirating Bananas DIS Geekorama Part 2 Part 10

[MommyMinnie]

So, is a pirate going to swoop in and steal?

Good one Angie!

 

[MrsMork]

ANGIE! Thank you for rescuing from the WCC match-makers! But it sounds like Dennis may need to warm up his knees, lol.

Pj

sssshhhhhhh. Don't tell him!

 

[MommyMinnie]

ANGIE! Thank you for rescuing from the WCC match-makers! But it sounds like Dennis may need to warm up his knees, lol.

Pj

Someone help me because I am dense and slow. Where is WCC?

 

[pjpoohbear]

Someone help me because I am dense and slow. Where is WCC?

Whispering Canyon Cafe is located at Wilderness Lodge. Think breakfast in the bunk house on a Montana Ranch,(sound right?) With very funny servers.

Pj

 

[becka]

Patsy – I realize I am whining and that I have so much to be thankful for. I do realize that I am incredibly blessed to have a great DH, wonderful, funny and beautiful kids, a good job that provides well, family, friends, Disney cruise geeks…. My DH would probably even add his new camera to that list….

Sometimes it is just hard to reflect on that when you are stuck in the trenches fighting the war. The day to day routine can really put you in that “seeing the trees but not the forest” kind of mode. Like I said before parenting has been a much harder job than I expected. I knew it would be hard but I thought it would be hard in a different way if that makes any sense. I love my kids so much that I am fairly certain that I would cease to exist if something happened to either of them. That kind of love is wonderful and precious but also terrifying at times. It really makes me feel like I should give a 1000% at being as good of a parent as I can be and when I fall short (in my own mind) it can really mess with my head and my heart. I don’t want them to have problems just because DH and I made mistakes. I don’t want them to have to be judged based on our shortcomings…does that make sense?

I know I have good kids and they both have wonderful personalities but I also know that I could have done better in some areas with both of them. It doesn’t make them less wonderful but it does occasionally cause behavior problems, etc.. that have to be dealt with - issues that I probably should have dealt with in the beginning. So am I a “bad parent” – maybe not? Am I am parent-in-progress - . I know I am making mistakes and will continue to make mistakes. I just have to hope that the real important core things take hold and that in the end we will not have done too bad a job.

 

[MommyMinnie]

Whispering Canyon Cafe is located at Wilderness Lodge. Think breakfast in the bunk house on a Montana Ranch,(sound right?) With very funny servers.

Pj

Thank you PJ. I haven't set foot in WL yet. No wonder I couldn't place it.
Have fun!

 

[GoofyforGoofy]

I am here way too much and I have far too big of a mouth (or keyboard... ) ! I am about to hit 11,000 and I swear I just hit 10,000 about a month ago…maybe less! When did that happen? Yes Andy I realize the answer to that is about 994 posts ago….

But, I wasn't going to.....ummm. ...say...anything.

 

[MommyMinnie]

Becka,
Well, who am I to hand out advice anyway. I only have one and you have two. That makes you twice as smart as me. Just quit being so hard on yourself.

All I know is the time is way way too short. DD is just 11 and I have already been kicked to the curb on so many activities. Now if I want it I could find time for me shopping, date night, whatever, volunteering. I wanted her to be independenant and now I've got it. Yuk.

Actually, it's Angie who has the best words of wisdom. I wish I were as smart as she is.

 

[87Heel]

Hey, I always think that my kids are 5 years apart because that's when I get to think I might have enough of a clue on parenting that I could manage another one!

 

[klineyqueen]

Our experience has been that the girls do more chasing than the boys do. You just have to watch those boys when the chase is over!

I have to agree with that statement!

 

[klineyqueen]

Thanks for all of the well wishes. I have a pile of pills and other things I need to take for the next month. I go back to the surgeon 3 days before we leave for Florida!!! I told him that if he cuts me up it will have to wait until after the cruise!!!!! I hope that all of this stuff works!

 

[klineyqueen]

CARLA - IT CAME - - IT IS HERE!!!!!

 

[klineyqueen]

I was so excited when the fedex truck arrived I could have done cart wheels!!!!

 

[klineyqueen]

It is so little and cute and totally perfect!!!!

 

[klineyqueen]

I am currently downloading the apple i tunes set-up!!!! It says I still have 4 hours left of download time. Now I need to figure out how to use it.

 

[klineyqueen]

Carla - you not only made my day...but my week....maybe more!!! I can't contain my excitement!

 

[kimerinc]

Speaking of things getting lost in the mail,
DH's Uncle got lost in transit to his funeral (he was cremated). They went on without him.

Who on earth thought it would be OK to ship the guy to his own funeral?

I had to pick my grandma up from the post office. It was a little wierd.

 

[klineyqueen]

The program is still downloading. Tonight after handbells I will be trying to figure this out!!! I hope Carla and John1 will be around in case I need help. I could literally jump up and down. Do you know how long it takes to charge the battery? It has the green light which means it is charged, but how long does it usually take? If I take it with me on the cruise how will I charge it? I know I am asking lots of questions. I am trying to get more techie!

 

[MrsMork]

Becka,
Actually, it's Angie who has the best words of wisdom. I wish I were as smart as she is.

No, not really. Angie still struggles with being a parent too. It is a job that is never done, a job that looking back we all know we could have done better here and there, a job that we all want to quit some days, but can't find Human Resources for this one to turn in our resignation, a job that is the most frustrating, and in the end the most rewarding thing we ever do. We are by no means smart or even near perfect parents, we just loved them all and did the best we could with the resources God gave us.

 

[kimerinc]

Have you met the candy corn fairy?

ooooh CLEVER!!!!! Very nice!